Toucan Tecs

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Toucan Tecs
Created by Peter Lawson
Elizabeth Laird
Starring Peter Hawkins
Kate Lee
Tony Robinson
Philip Whitchurch
Opening themeToucan 'Tecs Theme (Instrumental)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time10 minutes (per episode)
Production companies Cartwn Cymru, Catalyst Pictures
Original release
Network ITV (CITV)
Release7 January 1991 (1991-01-07) 
2 April 1992 (1992-04-02)

Toucan Tecs (Welsh : Slici a Slac) is a British animated children's television programme about two private detectives, a pair of anthropomorphic toucans named Zippi and Zac (voiced by Philip Whitchurch and Tony Robinson respectively), who, although based in the jungle, flew around the world solving crimes on their flying devices. Their main enemies were group of ducks, called "The Mad Ducks", led by Red Leader. [1]

Contents

Produced and Animated by Cartwn Cymru, S4C and Yorkshire Television, the show debuted on CITV on 7 January 1991 and consists of 26 ten-minute episodes.[ citation needed ]

Characters

Episodes

#TitleSummaryAir Date
1Gopher GoldZippi and Zac are called in to help a Mexican Gopher whose burrow is being destroyed by the Mad Ducks!21 October 1990
2Swiss RollShammy the Mountain Goat calls in the toucan detectives to find out why none of the cuckoo clocks work anymore.22 October 1990
3Highland FlingWilly the bat hasn't had a wink of sleep in Invergargle Castle for ages - but why?23 October 1990
4High FlyersBillions the tycoon pigeon needs Zippi and Zac to help him budge the Mad Ducks who have landed on his New York penthouse.24 October 1990
5The Peacock Palace ScoopA magic carpet arrives to whisk the toucans off to the mysterious and fabulous East. But why?25 October 1990
6The Big DripA family of beavers in Canada are in a lot of trouble when all the water disappears from their dam, Zippi and Zac are called in to help.26 October 1990
7Desert Island DucksThe intrepid toucans find a way to rescue the baby turtles on a beautiful South Seas island.27 October 1990
8The Snail's TaleThe story of how the toucan detectives first met Samson the snail and those mad, bad, dangerous Mad Ducks.28 October 1990
9PandamoniumZippi and Zac are on their way to China to help by the Giant Pandas those Mad Ducks are playing on their playground, but then was spooked by a fire breathing dragon.29 October 1990
10Crazy GolfTBA1 November 1990
11Down-Under the WeatherPoor Zippi was having a bad cold when Zac visits Australia with the koala bears, but at the outback the Mad Ducks know their boss Red Leader got a bad cold with they steal some leaves.2 November 1990
12Dolly RockersZippi and Zac travels to Siberia Russia to help Boris, but the Mad Ducks steals a bunch of dolls.3 November 1990
13The Grand Ostrich BallTBA7 November 1990
14Arabian KnightsTBA8 November 1990
15Mad Ducks OlympicsThe Mad Ducks are holding their annual Olympic Games, but there's a lot of cheating going on!9 November 1990
16Colour CrazyTBA10 November 1990
17Barmy Barn DanceTBA11 November 1990
18Up in the AirZippi and Zac go to the forest in Finland to help the flying squirrels who are frightened by the Mad Ducks with hang gliders.12 November 1990
19Soccer it to ThemTBA13 November 1990
20Potty PiratesTBA14 November 1990
21The Ice Cream ScreamTiki the Himalayan snow leopard hears an awful noise - then the snow starts to disappear.15 November 1990
22Zac in LoveTBA20 November 1990
23Ducks and DragonsTBA21 November 1990
24Magic TricksTBA22 November 1990
25Prickly ProblemsTBA24 November 1990
26Raising a StinkTBA29 November 1990

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References

  1. "Toucan Tecs - Toonhound" . Retrieved 20 May 2023.